Sample cards



Aug. 22, 1933.

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The present invention relates .to advertising devices and moreparticularly to what are known as sample cards used for displayingsamples of textile material either woven or knitted.

Such sample cards for many years were produced by cutting samples orswatches from the actual fabrics to be displayed and afllxing them by anadhesive to a card or mount, but in later years many of them have beenmade as shown in United States Letters Patent No. 1,047,849, issued onthe 17th day of December, 1912, by embossing and printing a card ormount in such manner as to simulate a plurality of samples or swatchesoi cloth mounted on a card ormount, the whole being formed of a singleintegral piece of cardboard and the simulated samples or swatches beingtrue to life, as it were, in pattern, color, and texture or weave. Sincethe date of my patent above referred to, the demand for embossed samplecards as therein patented has constantly'increased and they are todaylargely used because they not only give to the observer a correctimpression of the appearance, color, and texture of the actual cloth,but they are vastly cheaper than those made with actual cloth mmples orswatches.

In addition to displaying samples of woven and knitted cloth by means ofsuch embossed replicas or simulations of actual cloth samples andswatches, such sample cards are now largely used in thehosiery trade forthe purpose of showing the verious colors and shades of color byembossed simulated replicas of samples of imitted hosiery fabric,embossed so as to simulate the mesh and texture as well as color. Asheretofore made, however, these hosiery sample cards do not give a truepicture of the exact color or shade when the stocking is in use on theleg of the wearer, but they show only that color or shade of color whichwill be produced by superimposed layers, as, for instance, as thestockings would appear in the box or container in which they are packedand distributed or when looking at a pair of folded stockings or asingle stocking, and it is quite customary for the purchaser in order todetermine the exact appearance when looking at a single'layer only,to'pass the hand into the stocking andin that manner get someapproximation of what its appearance would be on the leg.

As thesesample cards are relatively inexpensire,- many thousands oi themare distributed both bywholesalers and retailers. and as it is extremelydwrable that the observer and prospective'purchaser may'get an accurateidea otthe color or shade of color not only of the material whilelooking at a. plurality of layers as in 'a box or folded stocking, butshould also be able to determine how a stocking of a particular shade orcolor will look when on the leg, it is desirable to show both the colorand shade of a particular color when looked at under the conditionsspecilied, arranged in close relation to each other. The main object,thereforeoi' the present invention is to provide a sample card fordisplayingsimulated samples or switches of sheer material .as, iorinstance, hosiery, in which the embossed replicas shall show in closerelation the color and shade of such material or stocking whensuperimposed layers of material are observed, and also a single layer.

To the above ends, the invention consists of an embossed sample card,simulatinga card or mount having thereon embossed and colored replicasof samples orQswatches oi sheer iabric, such as stockings, said embossedreplicas representing the color as it will appear when viewing aplurality of layers in superimposed relation to each other and also in asingle layer. It

further consists of the sample card which will now be described andclaimed.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure 1 shows a plan oriace view of my sample card having a. pluralityof embossed replices thereon;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, and vFig. 3 is a very much enlarged fragment of the card.

Similar reference characters will be employed to designate correspondingparts.

In the drawing, 11 indicates the sample card and b the embossed orcolored simulations oi the samples or swatches, which may be asnumerousas desired and of any suitable shape or outline and arrangementwith relation to each other-as fancy dictates and the size of the cardwill permit.

The whole is made or paper or thin cardboard having sumcient thicknessto retain its shape in handling and shipping while, at the same time,permitting- Wing of the character required.

:maybe such as toraise the embossed simulated samples or swatches abovethe sin'iaceoithecardmorasshowmtheymaybe depressed below the surface,forming a well-deflnedmarginaledgec. Aseomade,thebodyof the cardgives-the impression of a mat with cut-out openings through which thesimulated samples oi: swatches are visible.

Each of the embossed and colored replicas is divided longitudinally intotwo sections orsiieldsd and e, arranged in close relation, the upperfield d showing the color or shade of the fabric as it will appear whenlooking at one or more superimposed layers and the lower field e showinga fabric of the same color and shade as it they are both to beunderstood as being not only the same color but the same shade of color.By this means a purchaser can get a true picture, in so far as the shadeand color is concerned, not only while the fabric or stocking may befolded but as actually worn.

Nevertheless,

Of course it will be understood that the various embossed replicas willshow not only shades of the same color but diflerent colors and shadesas well.

My invention, of course, is particularly designed for the stockingtrade, but it may be employed indisplaying simulated samples or swatchesor any sheer fabrics.

I claim:

A hosiery-sample-display card formed of a single piece of cardboard orthe like, including a panel embossed in the cardboard and simulating asample or swatch of sheer hosiery fabric in mesh and texture, said panelhaving a pair of differently colored fields arranged in close relation,one of said fields representing the said simulated fabric inits dyedcolor and shade as it would appear when observing a plurality of layersof the simulated hosiery fabric such as if a stocking formed of thesimulated hosiery-fab: ric were rolled or folded upon itself, and theother of said colored fields representing a single layer of saidsimulated hosiery fabric as it would appear when made up into a stockingand worn.

BERNARD F. STENZ.

